Frank Pettingell
Birthday: 1891-01-01
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Frank Pettingell (1 January 1891 – 17 February 1966) was an English actor. Pettingell was born in Liverpool, and educated at Manchester University. During the First World War he served with the King's Liverpool Regiment. He appeared in such films as the original 1940 Gaslight (as the former detective who solves the case), Kipps (1941 - as Old Kipps), and Becket (1964 - as the Duke of York). His collection of printed and manuscript playscripts - mostly acquired from the son of the comedian Arthur Williams (1844–1915) - is held at the Templeman Library, University of Kent. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Pettingell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Queer Cargo
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Corridors of Blood
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The Crimson Pirate
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My Old Dutch
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The Dock Brief
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Escape
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The Card
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Gaslight
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Term of Trial
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Up the Creek
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The Goose Steps Out
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Sailing Along
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Where’s George?
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This England
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Red Wagon
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A Cuckoo in the Nest
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Millions
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The Amateur Gentleman
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The Last Journey
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The Good Companions
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Take My Tip
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Excess Baggage
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The Thought of Tomorrow
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Busman's Honeymoon
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This Week of Grace
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Frail Women
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The Right Age to Marry
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Ships with Wings
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Return to Yesterday
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The Young Mr. Pitt
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The Seventh Survivor
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Hobson's Choice
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Jealousy
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Gaiety George
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In a Monastery Garden
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Get Cracking
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Meet Me Tonight
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Becket
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The Magic Box
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The Great Game
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No Room at the Inn
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It's a Grand Old World
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Value for Money
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Sing As We Go
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When We Are Married
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When We Are Married
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Meet Mr. Lucifer
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Spring Handicap
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The Ship That Couldn't Stop
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